Putin Touts BRICS Economic Growth at Business Forum

Putin Touts BRICS Economic Growth at Business Forum

The BRICS group of countries is driving global economic growth faster than advanced Western economies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the group’s business forum on Friday.

At the business forum held in Moscow, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, spoke about the growing economic indicators of the "BRICS" countries. According to him, the combined gross domestic product of these countries is now more than 60 trillion dollars, adding that this figure exceeds the gross domestic product of the G7 countries.  Initially, BRICS countries included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but after expansion this …